HUMP DAY HOPE WITH WEDNESDAY'S WORD: PERSEVERANCE

Do you have the energy to 'make it'?  Do you have the power and motivation to see things through?  Do you continue with situations because you KNOW they are worth the fight?  Sometimes you just HAVE to make it!  You have to substitute the fear and flight with the hard sneer of the fight!  Own it; be it; TAKE CHARGE.

I like to watch horror movies.  In many cases you see that the 'good guy' wins, but in movies like "Friday the 13th", "Nightmare on Elm Street", and "Saw", you were always left with the thought that the 'bad guy' may return.  As the 'good guy' is fighting his or her way to survive, beating the 'poo poo' out of the adversary, that adversary keeps getting back up, which makes the 'hero' have to fight harder in order to be the ultimate survivor!!

We face CRAZY challenges many times in our lives and we wonder when drastic situations will end!  We put in a good fight, but that problem continues to rise and presents itself again and again, making a mockery of our efforts.  It takes PERSEVERANCE to truly fight the hardships that plague us.  It takes determination to get us through those times and it takes being honest with ourselves when the fight that we attempted was enough and we need to try harder.  We need to find that 'weak' spot in our situation and destroy it, so that WE are the winners!!  Keep fighting; keep pushing; keep desiring to overcome and win!!  The opponent will be taken down soon enough.  PERSEVERE!!!

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Dr. Jai, the leading lady is a leadership and life coach and desires to help college students succeed in their collegiate careers and beyond.  Check her site at www.lihkleaders.com or register to receive motivational information at register.lihkleaders.com.

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HUMP DAY HOPE WITH WEDNESDAY'S WORD: TRUST

What is your trust level? For me, I trust anyone until they prove that they can't be trusted. I use the 'innocent until proven guilty' approach. Some folks do not trust anyone, which is fine for the individual, but may ruin relationships with those with whom they encounter. Surely, I can understand that gaining trust can be huge for some people, so taking those baby steps to establish rapport first is helpful. It is one of the first rules in #leadership. As you desire to lead a better life for yourself, try to offer some emotional flexibility to others; it shows normalcy, which can help your rapport! Just be true (normal/genuine); tell and honor the truth (rapport/harmony) and establish trust. You will thank yourself for it! ~ Dr. Jai

HUMP DAY HOPE WITH WEDNESDAY'S WORD: FUN

Dear LiHK Leaders,

As we get older, at least in my experiences, 'fun' falls to the wayside a bit.  Other priorities arise and the notion of 'fun' isn't AS important.  One may have the opportunity to 'enjoy' something: like a glass of wine; a good movie; a nice dinner... but FUN takes more ACTION!  You have to MAKE things FUN.  It seems, to me, that there is a greater physical and emotional appreciation for what FUN is when it happens.  We increase those endorphins and enhance that dopamine when we have FUN!!!  REMEMBER 'dopamine', by thinking, "Dope is Mine"... get high on LIFE and have FUN!!  (No, not 'dope' literally!! Just a little psych lesson that I use for my students to help them remember important brain neurotransmitters (gossip between nerves)).

Anyway, here is the story behind this:  My son, Jayson, was sitting in the back seat of my truck this morning.  He had his earphones on watching Mickey Mouse clubhouse, cheerios in his lap, and his sunglasses on upside down!  I tell him all of the time that they are on wrong, but he keeps them that way.  Today, at a stop light, I asked him to give me the glasses and I placed them in his hand the right way, encouraging him to, as I tell him, "put the nose in the nose hole!"  He put them on, upside down again.  I said, "Jayson, why you want them on like that?"  He simply said, "It's FUN, Mommy!"  We can learn a lot from kids; they remind us what having PURE fun is like!  Forget about how you look and what people think of you.  When YOU are smiling and laughing and enjoy a GOOD TIME for yourself; others opinions really don't matter.  Love life and have FUN!  It's almost summer time; the season of FUN!!  Embrace it!

Dr. Jai   

(www.lihkleaders.com and http://about.me/drjanicearmstrong )